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  • Man represents the outward-working, productive phase of humanity, woman the receptive and formative, — he more the spirit-phase, she more the nature-phase; in him preponderate thought and will; in her rather the feelings, the heart; to man it is more peculiar to act initiatively, — to woman rather, morally to associate herself.

    Christian Ethics. Volume II.���Pure Ethics. 1819-1870 1873

  • I anticipate that near-term stock movement will trend downwards due to signs that costs related to the accident may be worse than many analysts initiatively expected.

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  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

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  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

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  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • This time he seemed sad through his face, so I gave him a regard initiatively.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2008

  • The letting of one’s self alone in his immediate naturalness and reality, is here even lauded as wisdom; repentance and sanctification within, and sanctifying activity without, become folly, because no one has either the right or the ability initiatively to interfere with the eternally necessary course of things.

    Christian Ethics. Volume I.���History of Ethics. 1819-1870 1873

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